* RADIOHEAD - My Iron Lung
 * The Bends LP
 * Guitar tab by OJ Lim 
                 Steven McGovern 
                 Kate 


*Note: everything is jonny's guitar, and the all the chords written above the
tab are thom,(always on distort). Ed's guitar is probably the most fun, but
i'm not going to bother tabbing it out.  Let's just say it involves a pitch
shifter, the tremolo arm, and a lot of feedback:)

I realise i didn't put all of Thom's chords in, mainly cause i didn't know
them, or couldn't be bothered.  And because i didn't know what to use for a
pull-off sign, there are no pull-off signs...

Key:
 ^= bend
 /= slide down
 X= pick scrapes (note: to do the pick weird noise right at the end, rub the
plectrum on the up and down on the string (not top to bottom) rapidly with
distort on).
 
This is the main riff, but take note that everytime it's played after every
verse or chorus, there's a slight variation of it.

/w pitch shifter
 ----------------------------------
 ------3-0-----0-------1-----------
 ----0-------0---0---0---0-2^-2-0--
 ----------3-------1---------------
 ----------------------------------
 --3-------------------------------
 
 ---------------------------------
 ------3-0-----0-------1---/----4-
 ----0-------0---0---2-----/--5---
 ----------3-------1------1/4-----
 ---------------------------------
 --3------------------------------
 
 ---------------------------------
 ------3-0-----0-------1-3^4-3-1--
 ----0-------0---0---0------------
 ----------3-------1--------------
 ---------------------------------
 --3------------------------------
 
 ----------------------------------
 ------3-0-----0-------1-----------
 ----0-------0---0---0---0-2^3-2-0-
 ----------3-------1---------------
 ----------------------------------
 --3-------------------------------

Basic bass riff:
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3/5/6/6/8/8
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------


Faith, your driving me away
You do it everyday

-------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------3-------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2
-------4---------------5------------4------------------------
-----5---------------5------------5--------------------------
---5---------------3-----------------------------------------
-3---------------3--------------3----------------------------
       You don't mean it but it hurts__  like hell

---------3--3--------------3-------
---------3--3--1-----------4-------
---------4--4--0-----------5-------
---------5--5--0-----------5-------
---------5--5--------------3-------
---------3--3----------------------

My brain       says i'm receiving pain
               A lack of   oxygen


--------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------3-------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2
-------4--------------5--------------4------------------------
-----5--------------5--------------5--------------------------
---5--------------3-------------------------------------------
-3--------------3----------------3----------------------------
        From my life support my  i_____ron     lung____


*Play main riff*

-----------------------3-------
----------------------------4-3
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
  We're   too young to fall a sleep

----------3------------
--------------4--3-----
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
  Too cynical to speak

--------------2----------------------------------
-----------------4--3------------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
We are losing it       Can't you tell?

          G(only 1st time)     G
----------3--3-------3---------------
----------3--3--1----4---------------
----------4--4--0----5---------------
----------5--5--0----5---------------
----------5--5-------3---------------
----------3--3-----------------------
We scratch      our  eternal itch
             A  20th century bitch
          
--------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------3-------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2
-------4--------------5--------------4------------------------
-----5--------------5--------------5--------------------------
---5--------------3-------------------------------------------
-3--------------3----------------3----------------------------
       We are   grateful for our i____ ron     lung

*Play Main riff*


---------------
-8-7-6-5---4-3-
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------

Chorus:
 
   G G    G G        C C       C C          E
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
--------2^-------2^----0----2^---2^ 2^2^-----
--------------------------------------------2
--------------------------------------------2
--------------------------------------------0
    THE HEADSHRINKERS, THEY WANT EVERYTHING

        E    E
---------------------------
---------------------------
-----0--2^---0---2^----0---
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
    MY  UN___CLE BILL


---------------------------
----8--7-6-5---4--3--------
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
    MY BELISHA BEACON

*Repeat chorus*

*Play main riff*

-------------------------------------
----------------------3--------------
-------------------------5----4------
----------------5--------------------
---------3---------------------------
-------------------------------------
 Suck,   Suck   your  teenage thumb
         

-----------------------------
----------------------3------
-------------------------5---
----------------5------------
---------3-------------------
-----------------------------
         Toilet trained  and

----------------------------------
----------------------------------
-4-------------------5------------
------5----------------5----------
--------5-----------------3-------
----------3--------------------3--
 dumb       When the power runs out

-----------------------------
-3-----------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-
---4-------------------------
-----5-----------------------
-------5---------------------
-----------------------------
 We'll just hum


          G(only 1st time)          G
----------3--3----------3------------
----------3--3--1-------4------------
----------4--4--0-------5------------
----------5--5--0-------5------------
----------5--5----------3------------
----------3--3-----------------------
     This       This is our new song

          G                         G
----------3--3--------------3------------
----------3--3-----1--------4------------
----------4--4-----0--------5------------
----------5--5-----0--------5------------
----------5--5--------------3------------
----------3--3---------------------------
              Just like the last one


------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------3-----
-------4--------------5-----------------4-------
-----5--------------5-----------------5---------
---5--------------3-----------------------------
-3--------------3-------------------3-----------

        A total w.a.s.t.e of time my i_____iron

--------------
-8-7-6-5-4-3--
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
 lu______ng


*Play Chorus twice*

*Solo 1*

 G G     G G     C C         C C   E
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-----3-5-----5-3-----5-3-5-3-5^5-3---
-----------------------------------2-
-----------------------------------2-
-----------------------------------0-


--------------------
-5^---5^-8-7-6-5-4-3
-5^-0-5^------------
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------

 G G     G    C           E
---------------------------
-------5^---5^---5^5^5^5^--
-----0-5^-0-5^-0-5^5^5^5^--
--------------------------2
--------------------------2
--------------------------0


---------------------------
-------5^---5^8-7-6-5-4-3--
-----0-5^-0-5^-------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------


*Outro*
  
  Bb            C                      Db
-------------------------------------------------
-3--------------5----------------------6---------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
  And if you're frightened, you can be frightened

             C
-----------------------
-------------8---------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
 You can be, it's okay


  Bb            C                      Db
-------------------------------------------------
-10-------------8----------------------6---------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
  And if you're frightened, you can be frightened

-------------------------
-------------8-7-6-5-4-3-
-------------------------
-------------------------
-------------------------
-------------------------
 You can be, it's okay___


*End solo*

-----------------------------------14-11-10-11-12--
-8-8-10-11^--8-8-10-11^--8-8-10-11-----------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------

---------------------
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------

*Repeat end solo*


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-8---8-8-8-8-8-----8-----8----8----8----8---8-8-----8----8----8----8-8----8
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  THE HEADSHRINKERS THEY WANT EVERYTHING MY UN__CLE BILL MY BELISHA BEACON


--XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
--XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  THE HEADSHRINKERS THEY WANT EVERYTHING MY UN__CLE BILL MY BELISHA BEACON

---------
--12/0---
---------
---------
---------
---------

OJ Lim 



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From : Steven McGovern 

/(\)=bend up(release) one tone(unless indicated)
~(')= slide down  ~(')/ = slide up   p= pull off  h= hammer on  
~ above = without hitting the string and ' is with hitting the string

Intro (jon with pitch shifter up one octave)

  Riff 1a-------------------------] Riff 1b------------------------------]
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------3p0------0-------1-----------------3p0-----0--------1--------4----------
G----0--------0---0---0-----2/\-0-------0-------0---0----2---2----5---5--------
D-----------3-------1-----1-------------------3--------1--------4--------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------

 Riff 1c------------------------------]
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------3p0------0-------1--3--/3\--1---------3p0-----0--------1----------------
G----0--------0---0---0--------------------0-------0---0----0------2/\--0------
D-----------3-------1----------------------------3--------1-----1--------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------

   Riff 2----------------------------------------------------------]
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------0---------------1-------------3----------4---4---4---4---------------
G------0----0---0------0----0--------0----0---0-----7---7---7---7--------------
D----0--------0------1--------1----0--------0----------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3---------------3-------------3---------------------------------------------

  Riff 3------------------]
    G     G7    Am?   G?
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3-----3-----1-----4--------------------------------------------------------
G---4-----4-----0-----5-------- Riff 3 ----- Riff 2 ----Riff 1a-----Riff 1c----
D---5-----3-----1-----4--------------------------------------------------------
A---5-----5-----0-----3--------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------3--------------------------------------------------------

  Riff 4----------------------------------------------------------------------]

e---------3--------------3-------------2---------------------------------------
B--0---------4--3----------4--3----------4--3--1--3-3--3-3---4-----4---4-------
G-----------------0-------------0-------------------------------7----7---7-0-7-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------3p0--------0------
G---Riff 3 x2--------- Riff 2 ----------- Riff 1a --------0----------0----0----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------3------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------3-----------------------


C#m6:  x423xx   Cm6:  x312xx   Gm7:  3533xx  C7: x323xx   E?: 0123xx


Chorus (jon plays riff and thom and ed play the chords)
   Riff 5---------------------------------------------------------------------
  C#m6      Cm6         Gm7                           C7
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--8--7--6--5---4----3----------3------------3---------------------------------
G-------------------------------3------------3-----------3-----3--3--3--3------
D-----------------------------------------------x-x----------------------------
A-----------------------------------x-----------x-x--x-3-----------------------
E-----------------------3--x--x-----x-x-x-3------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------] (the riff can be trashed adlib)
  E?                   C#m6          Cm6
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------8--7--6--5----4----3------------------------------------
G--------3---3-x----3----------------------------------- Riff 5 ---------------
D-----x--------x---------------------------------------------------------------
A-----x------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------0-------------------------------------------------------------


e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------3--1--0------3--1--0----------1-------3----------
G-Riff 1a---Riff 1b---------0------------0----------0---------0-------0--------
D---------------------0---0------------0---------------0--------0-------0------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------3--------3-------3----

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---4---4----4-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----7---7----7--- Riff3 x2-------- Riff 2 x.75----- Riff 5 x2----------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--x-x--5p3--x-x-x--5p3--x-x-x--5p3--5--5/-\--x-------5p3---x-x-x--3-----------
D--x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x----------------x-----x-------x-x-x--3-----------
A--x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x------------------------------x---x--------------
E-----------------------------------------------0------------------------------

                                                               .5 .5 .5
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--8--7--6--5---4-4-4--3-3-3----------6/---------6/--------6/--6--6--6---------
G------------------------------x-x-x--6/--x-x-x--6/--x-x-x-6/--6/-6/-6/--------
D------------------------------x-x-x------x-x-x------x-x-x---------------------
A-----------------------------------------x-x-x--------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----6/--------6/----8--7--6--5---4-4---3-3-3---------~/5--------~/6-----~/8--
G-----6/-x-x-x--6/-------------------------------------------------------------
D--------x-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---0--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                               grad. bend up .5
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--'/10---------~\8-------~\6------///-----------8--7--6--5----4----3----------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------11-----------------------
B-------------11----------------------------11-13-11--13/-\--11h13-11----------
G--10--11-12------10--11-12------10--11-12-----------------------------12--12--
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------13------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                         2
e----------------------------------------------------------------------11------
B----------------------------11-------------11-------------------------13/-----
G--12--12--12--12---12-12-12------10--11-12----10--11-12----10--11-12----------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------13--------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

             Riff 6-------------------------]         
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--11h13--11-------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----- Riff 6 x2---------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (Sorry I couldnt work out the last four bars but jon does some stuff around
   the same area with some effect)

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--12\-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--10\-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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From : Kate 

Using the tuning EGDGBE (low to high) for Jonny's part makes the song
much easier to play.



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